The gauge is the first thing you’ll notice on a box of shotshells, and it’s crucial to match this number with your shotgun.

One of the first choices you have to make when choosing a shotgun is the gun’s gauge. Shotguns come in 10, 12, 16, 20, and 28 gauges and in .410 bore. For most people and most purposes, the practical ...

Shotgun gauges are determined by the number of lead balls of a given diameter required to make one pound of that size ball. In other words 20 balls of 20-gauge diameter are needed to make one pound; ...

Before I ever got serious about patterning turkey guns, chokes, and loads, I believed the 12 gauge was the king of the turkey woods — and always would be. Like many turkey hunters, I killed my first ...

In the late 19th and into the 20th century, the 10-gauge was in widespread use as an all-purpose shotgun for hunting ducks, upland birds, and small game, much as the 12-gauge is today. It had a 2 ...

Over the years, the short-barrel 12-gauge pump has received regular recommendation as a home defense shotgun, as well it should. At close range, it's proven to be one of the most effective ...